Woman calls for review on brother's death

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Woman calls for review on brother's death – Quinten Douglas Wood, 15, died on January 4. A medical examiner's report lists his cause of death as acute pneumonia. The manner of death was ruled natural.

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Woman calls for review on brother's death – Despite the report, Quinten's sister, Valerie Wood-Harber, says she has questions, and she's not alone. She has started an online petition, calling for the Oklahoma governor to investigate schools and the Department of Human Services over her brother's death, which she says was caused by negligence.

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Woman calls for review on brother's death – Quinten passed away less than a month after Wood-Harber says she called DHS to report their father, who took care of Quinten and the boy's younger brother in Oklahoma City. Wood-Harber lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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Woman calls for review on brother's death – When his son was born, Michael Wood says that doctors thought he wouldn't live to see a year old. He lashed out at his daughter and others who say he wasn't a good father. "If I didn't care properly for Quinten, he wouldn't have lived 15 years, especially when we were told that he wouldn't live to see a year," he said.

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Woman calls for review on brother's death – As per its policy after the death of a child when there is an open or pending referral, DHS opened an investigation. The department is working alongside the Oklahoma City Police Department, the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office and The Children's Hospital.

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Woman calls for review on brother's death – A spokesman for Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said that her office was aware of the petition and monitoring its progress. In the meantime, Quinten's sister says she'll continue speaking out about her brother, and on behalf of other children. "This isn't just a cautionary tale. We could actually change things and prevent this from happening on a larger scale," she said.